By Dr. Donna O’Shea, chief medical officer of population health management, UnitedHealthcare The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the way of life in California, our country and across the world. In recent months, stay-at-home orders, mask wearing and social distancing measures have created a “new normal,” and all of us have put activities on hold to…
Researchers are proving again that some of your best remedies could be in your kitchen cabinet. A new study has found that honey may be better than over the counter drugs when it comes to cough and cold/flu symptoms. Physicians from Oxford University’s Medical School and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences analyzed existing…
*Covered California establishes a new special-enrollment period to benefit victims of the 500+ wildfires raging across the state. *In addition, Covered California announced new paths to coverage that will run through the end of 2020, for Californians who have lost employment or income due to the pandemic and resulting recession. *The moves come during ongoing…
Roberto Ochoa Program Associate for Congregations of Color and Ethnic Identified Congregations At this writing, over 166,000 people have lost their lives in the past seven months to covid-19 in the United States according to the Centers of Disease and Prevention (CDC). Let that sit with you for a moment. Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, siblings,…
By: Lou Yeboah His choice to occasionally reveal what will happen in the future, and when He does, like trumpeters on the castle wall, as someone chosen by God as a watchman, I must proclaim the full counsel of God, which includes both sovereign wrath and supreme love. So for those of you wondering why…
75% of Emerging Human Disease Originates in an Animal Host Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), delivered a special videotaped briefing and update on COVID-19 at the American Veterinarian Medical Association’s (AVMA) first-ever virtual annual convention, August 20-22. Speaking to thousands of veterinarians, Dr. Fauci explained how…
Washington D.C. (Aug. 22, 2020)—On Monday, August 24, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a hybrid hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman Robert M. Duncan regarding changes at the postal service under Mr. DeJoy’s leadership….
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent President Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to dismantle the United States Postal Service or revamp the agency in a way that has angered Democrats and others who said it’s a tactic to prevent mail-in voting for the upcoming election. The CARES Act…
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER Updated August 14, 2020 For months President Donald Trump has been reluctant to extend a lifeline to the financially infirm Postal Service, a reluctance his critics have said is motivated by his loathing of vote-by-mail. Yesterday Trump made that subtext…text. Speaking about the ongoing COVID relief negotiations on Fox Business, the president…
SAN BERNARDINO, California—The San Bernardino Valley College Foundation has been awarded by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (San Manuel) a grant in the amount of $299,925. The funds are designated to enhance and expand support of the Valley-Bound Commitment Program, a student success program created to eliminate economic barriers that might prevent low-income…
LONG BEACH, Calif., August 11, 2020 – Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) (“Molina”) today announced the launch of The MolinaCares Accord (“The Accord”), representing a commitment to building stronger communities through improving people’s health and lives. Branded “MolinaCares, Building Stronger Communities…One Life at a Time,” The Accord will channel substantial investments into solving the many…
Because of the COVID-19 virus, the San Bernardino Black Culture Foundation (BCF) has postponed its annual Black Rose and Humanitarian of the Year Awards. The banquet was originally scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2020, said Arlington Rodgers Jr. President of the BCF. Because scholarships are so important for the success of our high school…
By Robyn Williams I know what it feels like to struggle with deep bouts of depression. I know what it feels like to constantly push past the pain of emptiness. I know the impact of forcing oneself to just keep putting one foot in front of the other, because there is no alternative and no…
August 17, 2020, NEW YORK, NY – “TYLER PERRY’S MADEA’S FAREWELL PLAY” will launch exclusively on BET+ Thursday, August 27. In Tyler Perry’s final stage run as Madea, he pulls together some of his audience’s favorite characters for a family gathering. Madea, Mr. Brown, Cora, and Aunt Bam are all under one roof for over…
U.S. Bank and nonprofit PACE have helped the business stay on track for continued growth as it has navigated COVID-19 By Ben Stevenson, U.S. Bank for NNPA Newswire It’s been an exciting couple of years for EnJunaya Canton, owner of Zuhuri Beauty; a skin care line originally created for African American women. Based out of…
Explores the Untold Journey of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Five Days in Hawaii Created by Professor Steven Cleveland and Produced by Tamika Lamison Los Angeles, CA (August 18, 2020) – Many can recall the leis worn by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma,…
Manny Otiko | California Black Media When news broke about Facebook collaborating with data mining companies during the runup to the 2016 presidential election, it may have broken the damn. Now almost four years later, more citizens are raising concerns about their data and who’s sharing it. Several members of California’s delegation to the United…
SACRAMENTO, CA – Secretary of State Alex Padilla is launching the 2020 Census Challenge. To date, California ranks 22nd in the nation with a 65.1% response rate. The California Census Challenge aims to target and fill the gaps in Census outreach, especially in hard-to-count communities, by having cities and counties with similar population sizes compete…
Moreno Valley, CA – As overt and deadly racism continues to rise all over the world, local civil rights leaders, community leaders, and social workers launch the Center Against Racism & Trauma (CART) in the Inland Empire. The mission of CART is to eliminate racism in all of its forms and provide healing for all…
By Linda Blount COVID-19 has gripped national headlines for months. But long before the U.S. outbreak of the novel coronavirus, the country was battling another deadly epidemic: diabetes. One of the leading causes of death in the United States, the disease claims the lives of more than 83,000 Americans each year. And — much like…
Oakland, CA, August 18, 2020 . . . $20 million in funding will be awarded to two-thirds (212) of the hospitals in California to treat people with opioid and other substance use disorders, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced. The Behavioral Health Pilot Project (BHPP) is based on the successful CA Bridge…
14 Million Tune In To Streaming Over Four Week Program In a world where joy and unity may seem impossible to achieve, millions of Jehovah’s Witnesses have “united”together virtually to stream their six-part annual summer convention featuring the theme “Always Rejoice”! The program which is available in 511 languages worldwide was designed to be released …
Erica Poellot Program Coordinator Temporary-Overdose and Drug Use Ministries I spent last night, like many other nights over the last number of years, ministering with a loved one who had experienced an overdose, communing with other cherished ones who had loved this person back to life. I spent last night holding space in the presence…
By: Lou Yeboah The words that I speak, is given to me by the Holy Spirit to deliver unto you. Always first to me, and then to whomever may receive it. Listen, Jesus loves us so much so, that He will always give us a warning, and an opportunity to repent before He brings destruction. …
